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Above the titles of wife and mother, which, although dear, are transitory and accidental, there is the title human being, which precedes and out-ranks every other.
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It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure.
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Born:
December 19, 1821
Died:
May 23, 1905
(aged 83)
Bio:
Mary Livermore, born Mary Ashton Rice, was an American journalist, abolitionist, and advocate of women's rights.
Known for:
My story of the war (1888)
What shall we do with our daughters? (1883)
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